MANISTEE COUNTY — Manistee County has recorded 21 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths since June 8, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. This is an increase of 304 new cases and eight new deaths reported since Feb. 28. Manistee County has had a total of 3,013 cases of COVID-19 and 77 deaths. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s updated COVID-19 Community Level tool shows the risk for new cases in Benzie and Manistee counties is at a medium level. Other counties in the region are also at a medium COVID-19 community level, including Leelanau, Grand Traverse and Antrim counties. The CDC updates the community level maps once a week, with June 15 being the most recent. On Nov. 28, 2020, the county recorded 17 new cases in a single day and the same number again on April 12, 2021. On Nov. 16, 2021, the county broke that record with 18 cases recorded, according to MDHHS information. On Jan. 11, 2022, Manistee County recorded 24 new … [Read more...] about Manistee County records 21 new COVID-19 cases